A treasure haul: an astonishing number of Spirit Stones and a lucrative inner sect executive elder post

Situ Zhen's cave abode was lavishly furnished. Every brick and stone was made from exceptional materials, displaying his status and standing as an inner sect executive elder to the fullest.

Still, it was hardly extravagant beyond all bounds.

Among the furnishings, Su Shi'er spotted quite a few rare materials he wanted. Unfortunately, they were all in plain sight, and any change would inevitably attract attention. Meticulous as he was, Su Shi'er only wanted to make a fortune quietly, not invite trouble upon himself.

For the moment, he restrained his impulses and left everything untouched.

As a result, after making a full circuit, he found no trace of any truly valuable treasures.

Naturally, Su Shi'er did not believe this was all there was. He knew Situ Zhen's character all too well.

The man... was certainly no honest, upright servant of the sect.

Thus, Su Shi'er had no choice but to spend more time examining the place again, inside and out.

After several careful searches, he finally discovered a faint trace of a formation near the cave abode's mountain-protecting formation.

That formation lay right beside the mountain-protecting formation, but was not part of it. Even with Situ Zhen's Identity Token in hand, the Red-Clad Incarnation came under attack the instant he entered.

Fortunately, the Red-Clad Incarnation had set up a formation beforehand to conceal his aura and interfere with it, and Su Shi'er had some proficiency in formations.

After a bitter struggle, he successfully broke through the formation and finally reached a concealed cave abode.

Yet inside that cave abode, the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures he had expected were nowhere to be found. All it held... was the Storage Pouch now in Su Shi'er's hand.

This... was also the Red-Clad Incarnation's greatest gain from this trip.

"What a cunning old fox